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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fultondale Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fultondale Estates and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Fultondale Estates:
- 33.605937, -86.789991
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Fultondale Estates
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Fultondale Estates is near Blount County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Fultondale Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fultondale Estates ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Airport Highlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Airport Highlands is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Highlands
- Coalburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coalburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Former name for Coalburg:
- Coalburgh
- Danville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Danville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Fieldstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fieldstown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstown
- Frances Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Frances Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances Heights
- Gardendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kingsway Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsway Terrace is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Terrace
- Lewisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lewisburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Mountain Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Plain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plain View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Spring Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Garden is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Trotwood Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trotwood Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotwood Park
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Village Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Village Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Creek
- Vulcan City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vulcan City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan City
- Zion City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zion City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
- Zion Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Heights
How Far From Fultondale Estates to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fultondale Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fultondale Estates and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the South.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Fultondale Estates to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,256 miles [11,677.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,132 miles [8,259.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fultondale Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Fultondale Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fultondale Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6059, Longitude: -86.7900 In this case, the coordinates for Fultondale Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.674 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.297 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.273 degrees. |
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